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IxNOtUUtg in advance exact cost of your
home completed.

gj iNllOlDUlCJ in advance exact appearance
of your home completed.

Kl ixllOujintJ that the plan you liked on
paper is practical.

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cannot be skimped to give a false idea
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l\nOtUing that even the hidden mater-
ials and workmanship are of the high-
est, most lasting quality.

IxltOtoing that in a LEWIS HOME you
have assurance in advance that it will
be satisfactory in every respect.

IxllOUnng that behind the Lewis guar-
antee is a 30-year-old institution with
millions of resources and thousands
of loyal customers among the
better class home owners !

LEWIS MANUFACTURING COMPANY

BAY CITY. MICHIGAN
Service Branches in practically all larger cities

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Copyrighted 1924

By Lewis Manufacturing Company
Bay City, Michigan

YOUR HOME

The Most Important Purchase of a Lifetime

YOUR home is the most important
purchase you will ever make.
Probably it is the largest in dollars
and cents; certainly it is the one that
will most directly influence your com-
fort, happiness and well-being for
\ ears to come, if not for life.

From the time of its purchase, a
good home means more to you than
anything else you can buy. You may
well look forward to its being the
center of your life's interests, most
cherished desires and pleasant mem-
ories. Its qualities will be perpetuated
in the very dispositions and characters
of your children.

Surely, in considering this purchase,
\ our first thought should be to provide
the greatest possible practical assur-
ance that your home, when bought or
built, will be all that you expected it

to be.

Lewis Homes and the Lewis Method
give you that assurance. The purchase
of a Lewis Home takes the gamble out

of building — protects you from the dis-
appointments, heartaches, endless
annoyances and excessive maintenance
costs too frequently, today, resulting
from unwary home buying or building.

Your home will not be all you ex-
pected it to be and have fondly hoped
for, unless it combines the four basic
essentials:

(1) Good Design

(2) Efficient Plan

(3) Right Material

(4) Sound Construction

You are assured of these four essen-
tials in any Lewis Home you build.
That is why it has become a common
saying — "When you build the Lewis
way, you are not merely building a
house, you are building your home."

Good Design

Good Design provides a home whose
appearance, inside and out, is pleasing
to the eye and in harmony with the

The Lewis organization ojfers you expert, experienced

counsel to supplement your ideas in

planning your home

canons of good
taste and architec-
tural practice; a
simplicity and
beauty of line, por-

portions and dec-
orative detail in
which you will take
fully as great pleas-
ure and pride years

hence, as to day.

The hundred Lewis

designs offered you

represent the best

effort of foremost

architects. You

have only to turn the pages of this

book to realize how attractive they are

—the variety afforded for selection.

The varying sizes and opportunities
for endless variations in material and
color schemes provide the widest lati-
tude for the Lewis home builder to
express individual and personal tastes.

The Lewis way, you choose your
design from actual photographs of
houses that are already erected and
giving satisfaction. You know in ad-
vance exactly how your house will look
when completed — no chance of disap-
pointments, no vague or false ideas of
how your completed home will
actually appear.

Efficient Plan

Efficient Plan provides for incor-
porating and conforming your ideas
of what vou want in vour home in
plans that thirty years' experience in
home building has proved practical and
most satisfactory to home owners.

It is not unusual to hear a contrac-

tor tell a home
builder, "We'll fix
the floor plan and
interior any way
you say." Such a
statement indi-
cates an appalling
lack of apprecia-
tionof the responsi-
bility of a builder
for the true com-
fort, convenience
and satisfaction a
home 'should pro-
vide.
The Lewis organ-
ization offers you expert, experienced
counsel to supplement vour ideas in
planning your home. In the first
place it presents the best work of lead-
ing architects, offering every type ot
home suited to American living con-
ditions—types in *many cases never
before developed at moderate cost.

In case you desire to depart in an)
respect from these carefully worked
out plans, we will counsel with you on
the practicability of any changes you
may suggest. Every year home build-
ers take up with us scores of sugges-
tions for changes in plans. Many of
these, if made as first suggested, would
inevitably lead to disappointment and
bitter regrets after the home had been
completed and lived in a short time.

Our thirty years' experience in co-op-
erating with home builders, qualifies us
to advise and counsel with you on why
some changes will not prove practical
and how to obtain what you want in a
way that will prove satisfactory. Many
of the most regrettable mistakes made

in home building are due to the lack of
just such competent and interested
counsel and advice. It is our policy to
supply such counsel free of charge be-
cause our business success is based, not
merely on selling houses, but on the
satisfaction of Lewis Home owners.

The Lewis organization does for you
everything an architect does for his
clients, all without costing you an
architect's fee. Complete blue prints
and complete directions are supplied.

These blueprints
anddirections elim-
inate any possibil-
ity of misunder-
standings as the
erection progresses
and enables the
carpenter- foreman
to erect your home
much faster than
otherwise could be
expected.

Right Materials

Right materials
are essentialif your
home is to give you
enduring satisfaction and comfort, and
be economical of maintenance. In the
cost of a home must be considered not
alone the first purchase price, but also
the future maintenance, upkeep and
repair bills.

The specifications covering Lewis
Homes today have been developed from
thirty years practical home-building
experience. You are guaranteed that
the kind and quality of lumber used
for each purpose is the most practical
and satisfactory from the standpoint
of both appearance and durability.

Lumber from our own vast timber tracks guarantees

the kind and quality most practical from the standpoint

of both beauty and durability

All the material for your Lewis
Home comes in one car load and is un-
loaded on vour lot. You mav take
five days to check its quality and
quantity, if you wish.

There is never any need to substi-

tute an inferior grade for any part of
your home because "there's no No. 1
to be had just now," or to suspend
work on your home for days or weeks
pending arrival of a shipment at the
local lumber yards. Because we buy

for thousands of
homes at a time
instead of for one,
and get lumber
from our own vast
timber tracts, man-
ufactured in our
own mills, we are
able to assure stan-
dards of quality
otherwise impos-
sible to maintain.
Our hardware is
of the finest, yet we
can supply it to you
inexpensively be-
cause we get fac-
tory prices on our quantity purchases
direct from the factory. Our arrange-
ments withSherwin-WilliamsCompany
enable us to give the best paints and
varnishes — lasting quality. And so on
down the complete list of materials we
supply.

Sound Construction

Sound Construction means more in
long life, greatest comfort and actual
value of a home, than you can realize
unless vou are a builder.

The greatest number of failures and

disappointments in
homes is directly due
to the lack of appre-
ciation of the impor-
tance and value of
right construction in
house building.

Too many home
builders or buyers
have assumed that
the standard of con-
struction of all build-
ers is the same. It
is unfair to your-
self and to home
builders of the Lewis
calibre to take for
gran ted that the
construction of your home at whatever
cost or by whatever standard will be
thorough and satisfactory.

Squeaky stairs, sagging floors, bulg-
ing walls, cracked plaster, leaky roofs,
draughty or rattling windows and doors
that don't close are a few of the endless
annoyances that follow in the train
of faulty or careless construction.

More serious are the high cost of
heating, short life, quick depreciation,
burdensome repair costs and low re-
sale value that result from construc-
tion short-cuts too generally practiced
today.

Pressed by price competition, it is
perhaps to be expected that many
builders will seek savings in materials
and labor through these
short-cuts of cheap
construction. It is a

fact^that many pros-
pective home purchas-
ers too often only "see

Factory prices on our quantity purchases assure the

finest hardware, paints, varnishes and

other materials we supply

the paint and h I-
ware." But lack of

sturdiness and solid-
ity, undersized
framing material,
lack of proper trus-
sing, hidden weak-
nesses — covered by
plaster and paint —
all too soon make
themselves known
to the disappointed
and disillusioned
home owner.

Faults or inade-
quate construction
is not always due
to intent to skimp.
It is frequently due to ignorance on
the part of a well-intentioned con-
tractor of the true stresses and strains
frame members will be required to with-
stand. But the disappointment of the
home owner is not lessened.

Lewis Homes give you full protec-
tion against all the evils of bad con-
struction.

When you buy a Lewis Home you
know that i t has been designed through-
out by experienced architects in accord-
ance with right construction practice.
The lumber has been cut to fit in ac-
cordance with these designs. The car-
penter erecting a Lewis Home has no
alternative but to abide by the right
construction and design as planned by

the architect and shown

in the blue prints to
which the lumber has
been cut.

Every Lewis Home

is of sound and solid

construction throughout. The lumber
is so cut that your home, as complete,
must have all the accepted features
of good, sound construction, such as
studs doubled at corners and ar door
and window openings; extra strength
wherever extra weight must be carried;

the loud distributed over the frame
work in accordance with exact engi-
neering science ; all floe >rs double ;double

plates, effectuall)
box in all side wall
spaces so that open-
ings do not extend

from basement to

attic through the

walls. Each wall is,
in fact, an enclosed

dead air space that

helps to insulate the
house from tin
weather, to make it
cool in summer and
easilv heated in win-
ter. Such construc-
tion is essential to
the long life of your home and will be
the means of making the house an
easy one to heat and to keep clean,
healthful and wholesome.

Through such construction the high
quality of Lewis lumber that goes into
> our home renders even greater ser-
vice.

So designed and constructed, your
Lewis Home has all the necessary ele-
ments of permanent home satisfaction
— a home that will be healthful and
livable the year 'round; free from
draughts, petty annoyances or need or
frequent repair; easy to heat in winter,
cool in summer — a permanent, solid,

The carpenter erecting a Lewis home must at

by the right construction and design
as planned by the architect

enduring shelter; a comfortable and
convenient abode; the silent inspira-
tion of all the homely virtues we ad-
mire and want our children to have.

Too often it is forgotten that the
"small house" involves as vital prob

us of design and construction as doi
the mansion.

To achieve within the limitations of

"only a small house" that desired sen

of roominess, of
light and airiness,
essential to a real I \
happ\ , truly livabl

home requires an
even surer grasp of

the s of home-

building than t«
put these factors
in the design of i
large house.

The builder of a

s m all home, too,
must as a rub
watch closely both
the first cost and
after-purchase cost of his home. II
must guard against burdening his in-
come with a house that will be costly t< i
heat, and one that is going to need con-
stant repair. He must protect his in-
vestment against quick depreciation
and low re-sale value. His situation is

indeed difficult if shortly after his hom

is completed, he faces the necessity or
constantly spending money on it to
keep it in habitable condition.

To the builder of a small home, even
more than the builder of a large home,
this protection and assurance of per-
manent satisfaction, that goes with a
Lewis Home, is of first importance.

Lewis Homes are real homes, i ney
are not sold only on the basis of saving
you money on what you might be able
to build a similar appearing house.
They are sold on the basis of giving a
better home of enduring satisfaction at
a cost no more, and undoubtedly less,
than you would have to pay for a house
of inferior design,
plan, material and
construction.

The high grade
lumber from our
forests and mills
comes to you at
a low price because
the middleman is
eliminated and be-
cause we prepare it
for you by the cut-
to-fitmethod,avoid-
ing waste. Around
a new house built

in the ordinary
way, any amount of
short ends lie un-
used, wasted in the cutting. That
wasted material is all good lumber
which the home builder paid for. Such
waste is largely eliminated by the

Lewis method.

Lewis standardization allows us to
use huge power-driven machines, do-
ing the work of hundreds of carpen-
ters. We have, tor instance, machines
which will each cut two carloads, or
about fifty thousand feet of framing
material, every ten hours. It would
require fifty-four good carpenters to
accomplish this work in the same

They length of

Lumber from our own forests is carefully inspected
and then cut by huge machines doing the
work of hundreds of carpenters

of time, but only three men
are required to operate this machine
and every piece is accurately cut,
perfectly fitted to the place tor which
it is intended. Such efficiency in pro-
duction and elimination of waste are
among the major reasons why we can
supply the best lumber at such low

prices.

After the material
is cut, it is marked
and numbered, as-
sembled, bundled
and loaded. Much
work is done which
the ordinary under-
standingof the term
"cut-to-fit" would
not lead vou to ex-

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pect. Porch col-
umns are built,
newel posts con-
structed, doors
bored for the locks,
sash all glazed and
puttied, all the in-
tricate, fussy details that carpenters
usually spend days and weeks on, are
done beforehand.

And everything is assembled logic-
ally. Stair parts are together, each
window frame bundled separately, all
bundles of material loaded in the car
in the order required in the erection.
No unnecessary handling; everything
is easy to find and understand. In ad-
vance of the shipment comes a com-
plete set of drawings and instructions.
The drawings show every piece of ma-
terial and the place in which it belongs.

The instructions take
you through every step of
erection and are so clear
and simple that mistakes
are almost impossible.
Immediately after the
order is placed, you
are supplied with com-
plete plans, showing how
to excavate and build the
foundation and where each different
kind of material should be piled, so
that everything will be handy when
needed.

No one need point out to you the
economy in time, labor, and money of
this system after your house begins to
take shape. Your workmen are put-
ting on the roof while those next door
seem to be just getting started. Your
men work along steadily — you can see
the house grow under their hands. No
need to spend hours planing and
sandpapering, making stairs, porch
columns, and other particular and in-

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|: . its reputation for honor
and helpfulness than the
Lew is Manufacturing
Company. Every old
customer is our friend
and we are most anxious
that every new one
shall be.

The Lewis organiza-
tion is a responsible,
nationally known concern that has
been supplying quality homes for thirty
years. During these thirty years it
has established a nation-wide reputa-
tion for practical helpfulness in the
problems of home building and for
square-dealing in every transaction.
You never hear any but a good word
for a Lewis Home or the organization
that stands back of every Lewis Home.

When you buy a Lewis Home, you
know beforehand exactly what your
home will look like when completed,
for you buy from a photographic re-
production of the actual home. You

tricate parts. No measuring, mark- know exactly what it is going to cost-

ing and sawing. No waiting because
some material hasn't arrived on time,
or laying off for a week or so and losing
valuable labor or of paying the men
for being idle because you've run out
of something and you can't get any
shipped in for awhile.

All that is done away
with. The complete ma-
terial for the house is all
here, ready for immed-
iate use when needed.

From beginning toend,
Lewis service watches
over the process. No firm
was ever more careful of

no "growing" of costs before it is com-
pleted. You know its plan is practi-
cal, its materials — the lumber, finish,
hardware, paints — are of the highest
grade, its construction sound through-
out, its excellence in every point guar-

. . anteed by a responsible

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organization.

Lewis floor plans are
practical. You have only
to glance through the
following pages to see
that space in these homes
has been utilized to best
effect. They have been
worked out carefully in

the light of long and varied expe-
rience, to make your home as conve-
nient, comfortable and enjoyable to
live in as possible.

However, should you feel you would
like certain changes in any one of these
floor plans to better fit it to your needs
or ideas, write us about it. Our archi-
tects will counsel with you, frankly
and helpfulh — and at no cost to you.
This is part of our service.

Or if there is any point about any of
these homes, or of the Lewis Method,
that is not clear to you, write us and
let us explain it fully.

We would like to have you see some
Lewis Homes themselves — talk with

their owners. Write us and we will
point out any near by you. Go in and
see them — you'll find their owners will
take pride in showing them to you, and
in recommending our organization.

And remember, that when you buy
a Lewis Home, you become the owner
of a better home. It is open to ques-
tion if you could build one as good in
any other way — certainly you could
not build one as good at an vw lure
near the low cost to you of a Lewi
Home.

You are relieved of the uncertain-
ties of building. You have the Lew is
Seven-Point Protection. You are
assured real home satisfaction.

TABLE of CONTENTS

Pace

Introduction 3

Colonial Homes 12-27

Two-Storj I [omes 28-5o

rwo Family I [omi s 51-54

Semi-Bungalows . 55-77

Bungalows . 78-105

Built-in Fixtur ... 106 lox

Doors
Vdditions

I . irag< s. .

Summer Cott

P
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110

112

114

( ieneral Spei ifications. 1 1 5-12 1

Qucstioi 'i.l Answers 122

Terms of Purdu 12 I

Name Page

Alameda .82

Alamo in I

Alpine 64

Arden 92

Ardmore .-61

Asherton 86

Ashland 72

Avalon 59

Berkley 103

Birch wood

Buckingham 68

Cambridge 2<»

Chelsea 105

Cheltenham 14

Concord . 18

Coronado 30

Creston 95

1 Imdale 89

El Paso 84

I ssex 94

Ferndale 81

Franklin 43

Genera 56

Glen wood 88

Gould.. ... ?2

Hamilton 37

Harrison 54

Hawthorne 29

Name ?m

HoUyw< . . 80

[rvington . . 38

Kendleton ... 44

Kenm (

Ken yon. . . 100

Lancaster ; o

I .auderdale 101

I .aurdhurst 32

LaVeta

LaVitello 78

Lenox . . 1^

Malvern 40

Mansfield . ... 73

Marengo 41

Marlboro . 16

Mecca. . . 104

Milron 105

Montawk 66

Monticello 75

Moorland (

\'a\ arre 60

\>u Sheridan . . ... 47

Norwalk 42

( )akwood (

Orlando. 48

Pasadena 55

Pembroke 22

Piedmont 97

Namb Pai

Piping Rock

Portland 13

Princeton 46

Raleigh ^1
Randolph 102

Regal W
Revere

Richmond 71

Rochellc ^3

Rochi r 77

Rosemont 4^

San Fernando {>i I

Sli' l bourne 2^

Sherman 7< I

Standish 12

Srratford 69

Stuyvesant 19

Sylvan. . 98

\allejo . . 71

Van Cortlandt

Vernon.... 24

Warren 31

Wauneta 99

\\ averl) 49

Winthrop 23

Wvnola 85

Yosemite 58

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STANDISH

DIGNITY, simplicity and strength were
the watchwords of the New England
builders, and the Standish, designed in the
same spirit, possesses every one of these
qualities.

Beautiful old-fashioned doorway, small-
paned windows, wide clapboards, odd set-
in dormers, massive chimneys, brick-floored
porches, all are details which make up the
sum of harmonious design.

The Standish would be the pride of almost
any community and a continual joy to the
family lucky enough to call it their own.

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The New Englanders have given us
some of out finest doorways. This is
one of their best. The hood formed by
the bay window jutting out above and
(WO tiny windows flanking the door
completes the artistic arrangement.

In keeping with the dig-
nified exterior are the ves-
tibule and hall. Off the
big living-room, French
doors open on the porch.
The many windowed din-
ing room has a swing door
to the kitchen, from
which a pantry opens.
Note the clothes chute.

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This sketch shows more clear-
ly how simply and beauti-
fully the architectural details
of the Standish are handled.

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The four bedrooms are all
plentifully supplied with
windows and French doors
open from one to the porch
deck.

The bay window lights a
splendid little sewing room.
The bathroom is large; every
bedroom is provided with a
large closet, and there is a
rear stair, a stairway also
leads to the commodious
attic.

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The CHELTENHAM

THE Cheltenham is a dis-
tinctly modern version of
the Dutch colonial home. The
beauty of the old lines has been
preserved but the wonderful
sun parlor gives away the fact
that this home belongs to these
later days of faith in sunshine
and fresh air.

The unusual set-in doorwav
under the hooded entrance is
at once noticed and approved.
The size and arrangement of
rooms you will rind particular-
ly pleasing, and then there is
the convenient rear stairs lead-
ing out of the kitchen. The
Cheltenham is indeed worthy
of its many friends.

The LENOX

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A MEMBER of
the old New
England Colonial de-
signs, the Lenox is a
home which stands
for family integrity
and inherited tradi-
tions. The spirit of
the old colonists is
emphasized in the
beautiful simplicity
of the Lenox.

The interior of the
Lenox has been de-
veloped to utilize
every inch of space
with a consequent
economy of time and
labor in the adminis-
tration of the house-
hold.

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The MARLBORO

THE distinctive colonial
characteristics embodied
in the design of the "Marl-
boro" are exceptionally im-
pressive. It is a home that
lends itself admirably well to
artistic landscape effects.
Once seen it is never to be
forgotten.

Alternate Plan No. 1 which
provides for a pantry and
larger kitchen.

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THE completeness of the
interior has not been
sacrificed in order to obtain
its rich exterior beauty. The
huge living-room with the
sun room adjoining will be
a constant source of pride
and comfort. Imagine the
pleasure of entertaining in
a home like this.

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The Marlboro, with the
alternate No. 2 floor plan,
will appeal to many who
prefer two baths on the sec-
ond floor. The rear service
entry, rear porch and break-
fast nook are other features
found in this plan.

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The CONCORD

FEW homes possess such a quiet, graceful dignity as this stately
Colonial design. The Concord is everything that can be desired,
not alone in the beautiful simplicity of its exterior, but in its sensible
well-planned arrangement as well. The wide Colonial siding painted
white and the green window blinds give an especially pleasing color
scheme.

The STUYVESANT

EVERY passerby of taste and dis-
cernment casts envious eves on
this splendid Dutch Colonial Home.
It has been designed particularly for
a narrow lot, having the sun room or
enclosed porch adjoining the living-
room at the rear.

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The interior arrangement is excellent,
full of the newest and best ideas in
home design. Three bedrooms are
conveniently arranged with an un-
usual amount of closet space. The
two front bedrooms are exceptionally
large and well provided with light and

ventilation.

The CAMBRIDGE

N'O other style of architecture ex-
presses quite so well the spirit of
simple, comfortable hospitality as these
delightful gambrel-roofed designs. And
the old Knickerbockers built few homes
more attractive than is this modern
successor.

The doorway under the wide dormer is
particularly distinctive, with its tiny
paneled windows and pergola porch.

The entrance has all the stately air
that one expects of this quaintly dig-
nified little home. First, there is a ves-
tibule^ then a wide hall with an open
staircase.

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Note the wonderful, large
living-room and convenient
sized dining room and
kitchen. The kitchen is ac-
cessible also from the hall.
A plan for the refrigerator
is found to the left of rear
entry.

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Three comfortable bed-
rooms with closet space and
bath are found on second
floor. Especially large are
the two front bedrooms.
Handy linen closet space is
found off the hall.

Perhaps you will prefer this
second floor plan. Here a
sewing room with closet,
and closet off bath are
offered. Plan B is much in
demand and provides a
larger rear bedroom.

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The PEMBROKE

The interior is decidedly cozy,
with four rooms and reception hall
below and four comfortable bed-
rooms, and a large bath on second
floor, all opening off from the
central hall. With a drive at the
side, a fifty-foot lot is ample.

THERE is much in the exterior
design and floor plan arrange-
ment of this comfortable Colonial
design that will appeal to home-
lovers. The gambrel roof is excep-
tionally well proportioned and
emphasizes the value of wide dorm-
ers which give square ceilings to
all second floor rooms.

The WINTHROP

THIS Colonial gambrel - roof
home possessing unusual
charm and dignity is a credit to
any community. The customary
hooded entrance in this case has
been eliminated and a most attrac-
tive and comfortable inset porch
placed at left side.

Both first and second floor plans are nicely
arranged. Note handy closet off living-
room and kitchen* Three large bedrooms,
sewing room, and bath are provided.

The VERNON

GRATIFYING beauty and refinement radiate from the
Vernon which is one of our finest Colonial designs. With
its rambling, low lines it just seems to settle in and become a
part of nature's own wonderments. It would prove difficult
to design a home of this type with a more complete and comfort-
able interior arrangement.

The SHELBOURNE

THE growing popu-
larity of the true
Colonial designs, like the
Shelbourne, is undoubt-
edly due to the splendid
interior arrangement of
rooms that is usually
combined with a delight-
ful exterior appearance.

The Colonial hall with
the open stairs and hall
closet, the pleasant pergola
porch adjoining the huge
living-room, are some of
the things you are sure
to like. Notice how light
and airy the bedrooms all
are.

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The VAN CORTLANDT

DUTCH colonial architecture at its best — gambrel
roof, wide dormer, set-in doorway, squat chimney,
many paned windows — that is the Van Cortlandt. Stucco
has been used in this development of the design and the
camera cannot catch the swift beauty of the glowing
window boxes and awnings against this white background.
The Van Cortlandt is one of the bright spots of an exclu-
sive residential district.

This group of living-room win-
dows offers delightful possibilities
in curtains and cushions. A
little taste goes farther than much

money.

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The hall with its
open stairway and
big coat closet has
a cased opening in-
to the long living-
room and a door
to the kitchen.
French doors open
on a living porch
nearly square.
Adjoining the
kitchen is a most
handy breakfast
nook.

The second floor is
most ingeniously
divided into three
bedrooms, a sew-
ing room and a
bath besides a cen-
tral hall and abun-
dance of closets.

The Van Cort-
landt, we feel, is an
achievement, both
outside and in.

The PIPING ROCK

STUCCO and the heavy craftsman trim help to make the Piping
Rock a home admired by everyone who sees it. The interior is
just as delightful. Notice how light and airy the bedrooms are and
how conveniently the breakfast alcove is located adjoining the pantry.

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The HAWTHORNE

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A delightful combination is
the use of white stucco to the
belt with the wide siding
above. This is optional, how-
ever, as the lower story can
also be finished with siding if
desired.

DIGNITY and permanence
are manifested in this
beautiful Colonial design. The
fascinating front entrance, the
sun parlor with its many
swinging casements, the shut-
tered windows, faithfully fol-
low the best of New England's
Colonial traditions.

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T 7 ^ CORONADO

THE pleasing lines of the Coronado are realized chiefly
from the slight curve of the hip roof with its attractive
dormer. Plenty of light and ventilation have been provided.
All rooms are of good standard size. Note convenient door
between living-room and kitchen making stairway to second
floor very handy.

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To supply the de-
mand of those wish-
ing the Coronado in

a larger size, we
have a plan 28x26'
in a different ar-
rangement. Four

bedrooms and rear
stair to second floor.

Closet off living-
room.

The WARREN

AN EXCEPTIONALLY line example of the two-story, square
L type which will strongly appeal to those wanting a home of
abundant comfort. Devoid of any unnecessary and expensive "ginger-
bread," this well-built home reflects
permanency and good taste.

The LAURELHURST

ATYPICAL American home is the Laurelhurst. It radiates a
feeling of comfort and hospitality. The Laurelhurst has a
very pleasing exterior. Particular attention is called to the
spacious porch which is really an outdoor living-room during
the summer.

A larger 24' x 30'

plan is offered in the
Laurelhurst which is
very popular. This
plan allows four bed-
rooms on second floor
instead of three. On

lower floor there is al-
so a handy bedroom,
size rr'j' x ro'j\
with a good -sized
closet.

The PORTLAND

THE Portland is widely popular for its comfortable, substantial
appearance and the many excellent features of its floor plans.
Most of these you will see at a glance — the well proportioned living-
room, grade entrance at side, pantry, abundance of closet space,
plenty of windows, broad and hospitable porch.

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The REGAL

REMARKABLY graceful lines, compactness without
stolidity, have been achieved in this design which
is well adapted to the needs of a large family. Broad
low steps with a charming hood above to match the
dormer, lead to a wide, comfortable porch.

One view oj the living room
of the Regal, showing the
pleasant vista through the
cased opening into the sunny
dining room.

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Another treatment of a corner of the liv-
ing room, as seen from the vestibule.
The little windows beside the fireplace
afford excellent nooks belozv for books or
fireside seats

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// takes very little landscape gardening
to provide a beautiful setting for a house
as intrinsically interesting as the Regal.

The staircase ascends from the
vestibule and the grade entrance is
beneath at the side. Observe the
two large closets, and that the
kitchen is large and well lighted.
Upstairs are four bedrooms, all with
closets, a bath, and central hall.
There is plenty of room, light and
air. The Regal is manufactured in
two sizes, 24x26' and 26x28'.

The LANCASTER

A BIG, airy home, attractively individual in exterior appear-
ance. The good proportions of this substantial home are
emphasized by the use of bevel siding for the first story with
shingles above.

The floor plan justly
deserves the praise it
has received from those
who have built the Lan-
caster. Both the first
and second floor plans
are exceptionally well
arranged and give most
cry convenience one
could desire.

The HAMILTON

THERE is truly an American atmosphere about this straight-
forward, dignified, conservative, nine-room home. Aside from
its many practical features, it is a beautiful design showing fine
simplicity in the perfectly balanced exterior.

Notice how
splendidly the
interior is
planned, not one
bit of space be-
ing wasted. The
longer you study
this delightful
home, the more
you will become
impressed with
it.

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The IRVINGTON

Colonial in Spirit and Modern in

Convenience

SIMPLICITY of exterior almost classic,
coupled with splendid floor plans, have
made the Irvington one of the best liked
houses our architects have ever planned.
It is roomy and yet not a particle of space
is wasted. Notice how the side entrance
allows the big porch to take on the char-
acter of an outdoor living-room.

Four bedrooms, all provided with closets, and
a well placed bath comprise an excellent second
floor plan. The airing porch is a very desirable
feature. Below is an optional arrangement for
the first floor, omitting the den, and providing
a pantry and grade entrance.

The MALVERN

BECAUSE of its compactness and comparative simplicity, the
Malvern represents no great outlay, although it provides a
comfortable interior and is properly proportioned and decorative in
its general exterior lines. It offers an ideal arrangement for a good
sized family and its owner is sure to find it delightfully livable.

The MARENGO

WITH its pleasant living-room, four bedrooms,
and abundance of porches, the Marengo is an
ideal home for a good sized family. Its appearance
gives an impression of stability and hospitality, too.

The convenient passage be-
tween reception hall and
kitchen , with steps leading to
the grade entrance at the side,
is a practical feature in the
Marengo. You are also sure
to like the handy little pantry
and rear porch.

The NORWALK

WHO could resist the inviting hospitality of a home like this?
The roomy porch with its heavy columns and shingled railing,
the wide eves well supported by brackets, and the successful com-
bination of siding and shingles, all play an important part in making
the Norwalk a most desirable home.

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The interior is

splendidly planned
with its unusually
large living room
a nd bedro o >ns. ) ~o u
will also find tin
many closets a di -
I ightful feature.

The FRANKLIN

SO many good features are prominent in the "Franklin, 1 *
space here would not permit the comment they deserve.
The huge living room and pleasant bedrooms with the abun-
dance of closet space are some of the things you will like. And
yet the "Franklin" is a very economical home to build.

The KENDLETON

A PLEASANT and substantial home which we supply in
two sizes, the smaller, 24x24', having the same arrangement
of rooms as the 26x28' size. The abundance of closet room is a
commendable feature.

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1 Ken diet on' pur-
has ed from you
about a war ago,
will say that the
house has been per-
fectly sati sja cto ry
and I have saved
several hundred
dollars on the
purchase." — Mr. C.
C. Steele, Ohio.

The ROSEMONT

THE good looking dormer and porch of the same lines make this
square house as pleasing from the exterior as it is well planned
on the interior. Siding below with shingles above adds much to the
appearance, and is most appropriate to this style of house.

It is distinctly a two-story
house \ commodious and
compact. The bedrooms
are all provided icith spa-
cious closets arid the hath
is exceptionally well locat-
ed off of the hall just at
the head of the stairt , A
smaller size, 22x22 feet, is
also offered.

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The PRINCETON

A WELL planned two-story house that still has the charm of the
semi-bungalow. Excellent proportions have been maintained
from the roomy porch to the extension for the kitchen at the rear.
Siding and shingles on the side walls have been successfully combined
and lend many pleasing combinations for finishing the exterior.

The Princeton is also
made larger by bringing
the rear wall out even
withthe kitchen, Thear-
rangement of both floors
in either the large or
small plan is very con-
venient.

The NEW SHERIDAN

ALONG living-room at the side is favored by many people,
and that is what we offer in this attractive square house.
A smaller size of the New Sheridan, 22x24, with the same ar-
rangement is offered.

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with my 'New Sher-
idan.' Materials
iv ere all good and
enough of everything.
I saved at least $500
and would not con-
sider building any
other way."
Herman Guether,

Ky.

The ORLANDO

PLENTY of windows and consequently plenty of
light and air and cheerful sunshine, is a characteristic
of the Orlando. The front porch is good sized but still
does not shut light out of the living-room.

The passageway between
kitchen and livi fig-room
from which the stairs
ascend is a good feature oj
this design. The bed-
rooms are all well lighted
and provided with closets.

The WAVERLY

THE Waverly is a splendid home, a most sensible and prac-
tical plan. It is a home that anyone could be proud to
call their own. Lasting satisfaction is derived from a home
such as this.

We can also furnish the

Waverly in a size 22' x
28', which is very popu-
lar. This plan has tour
bedrooms. Vestibule
with closet off vesti-
bule. Reception hall
and door leading
through to kitchen. The

low cost involved to

build the Waverly will
surprise you.

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The REVERE

INTERESTING color effects may be obtained with the
contrasting shingles and siding of this well planned house.
The accessibility of the kitchen from the well lighted living
and dining rooms is worth notice.

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Saved $300 lo $500

"The materials
were better than I
expected and be-
sides I made a sav-
ing of about Sjoo
to $500 by building

a Lewis Home.

— R. B. Picrponty
Conn.

The RALEIGH

A TWO-FAMILY apart-
ment like the Raleigh
will pay for itself and con-
tinue to bring in returns
long afterwards. Always
easy to rent, for the floor
plans are excellent, with
their separate entrances,
porches, secluded bedrooms,
and abundance of windows.
Notice the number of
closets, unusual in apart-
ments, and the handy little
pantry.

The GOULD

A Most Desirable Two-
Family Home

IN THE Gould, you
will find a two-fam-
ily design which will
make a fine investment.
It can be built on a
lot as narrow as 30 feet.
Each family has two
splendid bedrooms with
the handy closets, and
then there is the break-
fast nook, which is now-
adays so much in de-
mand.

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The ROCHELLE

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A LARGE porch for each
apartment makes this
house especially desirable.
Plenty of bedrooms and
closets certainly appeal to
tenants. Notice the con-
venient bathroom and en-
closed rear stairs.

"Was very much satisfied
with the materials and
tervice. The saving that
I made was at least
$/ ,000.00" — F. Rogers,
Long Is/and, M. Y.

The HARRISON

ADOL BLE house with the advantages of two singles ones. Separate
entrances insure privacy, and the floor plan, identical for each
apartment, is most convenient. The pantry, rear porch and abun-
dance of closets are attractive features.

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The PASADENA

ONE of the best liked designs our architects have ever
produced. Study the picture and floor plan and you
will see why. The fact that it is a semi-bungalow with prac-
tically all ceilings upstairs full height, is one reason.

Ed. H. Shultz, who

has just finished
building his "Pasa-
dena" writes that
/ over $J

and besides was able
to build his home out

of the finest mate-
rials. He expresses
the sentiment of
thousands of Lewis
Home owners wh
he says, "Any ship-
ment yon make or
ay make is on my

recommendation.'

The GENEVA

Delightful Adaptation of
Swiss Architecture

THE Swiss chalet has been
much admired and copied
by wealthy home builders in
this country, but few archi-
tects have succeeded in se-
curing so pleasing an adapta-
tion as the Geneva. All the
characteristically Swiss details

beautify it, but it is still most
convenient for an American
family and very reasonable in
price.

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and many windows.

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and the sen d porch with sleep-
ing porch overhead and the den
and the five big bedrooms. A Ht ti-
ll 's th ive/iest, quaintest
house imaginable.

The YOSEMITE

A LARGE, massive, substantial effect may be gained by archi-
tectural design, as well as by real size. The Yosemite, though
not a large home, gives the impression of one, due to the carefully
worked out details of the exterior decoration, the broad eaves,
heavy columns and unusual windows.

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of a home like

the Yosemite gives

one a justified
se Ij -respect and
com in unity pride \
for he has add< d
much to the at-
tractiveness of the
community.

The AVALON

CAPTIVATING the fancy of everyone who sees it, the Avalon is
a constant joy to the family fortunate enough to call it home.
The floor plan is equally well liked, with four large bedrooms and
attic space besides. And the stairs are so handy, from any part of
the house.

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The NAVARRE

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AT a glance
„ you can see
that the Navarre
is remarkably well
designed and will
have distinction of
its own on any
street. And the
floor plan with its
four bedrooms is
just as satisfac-
tory.

The ARDMORE

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Three bedrooms are provided on
the second floor and all have fine
big closets. The first floor, with
the splendid sun room, is especially
cheerful. You will find the Ardmore
to be a most charming home.

THE lasting satisfaction one
derives from a home depends
largely on its exterior attractive-
ness, and from that standpoint,
too, the Ardmore is sure to win
admiration. The design of the
front, the long, sweeping roof, the
effect of the big chimney, all add
to its individual charm.

The KENWOOD

THE Kenwood is in a class by itself. Just enough
exterior decoration to attract and set it apart from
ordinary surroundings. Semi-bungalow in style, it has all
the features of beauty, comfort and economy.

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The MOORLAND

THE clean lines of the Moorland make it most attractive
to the eye. And the floor plans are excellent — notice the
splendid den and well-placed pantry. The three bedrooms
enjoy plenty of light and air. There is also a larger size 22' x 34'
with rooms increased in proportion.

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Although not shown on
the plans, a fireplace is
often constructed in the

end of the large living-
room. Windows on
either side of the mantel

can be furnished at a
small extra cost. The
plan of the larger size

wilt he mailed o)i request.

The ALPINE

A delightful adaptation of Swiss characteristics. The
Alpine is truly "a thing of beauty" and a joy to the
beholder. There is an atmosphere of romance which
makes it unusually attractive to newlyweds.

The OAKWOOD

FAMILIES who like plenty of "places to put things" will find the
Oakwood a most desirable home. Notice the nice closet off of
the vestibule and the many fine big closets upstairs. The breakfast
nook and pantry adjoining the kitchen are features not often found
in moderately priced homes.

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The MONTAWK

PRACTICAL and artistic, the "Montawk" is an ideal home
for the average-sized family. The large pergola porch with
its substantial columns, the triple windows and the hooded
entrance give beauty and individuality to the house. A larger
plan is offered on the opposite page.

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The arrangement of rooms in the "Mon-
tawk" will be found most comfortable
and cozy. Living-room, dining room
and kitchen are pleasantly large, and
well lighted. French door opens out of
living-room on to porch. Upstairs are
found two bedrooms, sleeping porch,
bath, and two large closets.

HERE you have same ar-
rangement of rooms but
each has been proportionately
increased in size. This plan is
very much in demand and
costs but little more.

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Lower floor of Plan B is the same as in
Plan A. We gain the extra bedroom
and closet by eliminating the sleeping
porch.

Numerous requests tor a "Montawk"
with three good - sized bedrooms,
prompted us to include this layout
which may better meet your require-
ments.

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The BUCKINGHAM

HERE is a home that appeals
strongly to those wishing
distinction and personality. Ga-
bles and dormers are shingled,
while lower part of the house is
face brick and the contrast is
very pleasing. Special attention
must be paid the private porch,
flower boxes and exceptional
roof lines.

Your attention is called to some of the
outstanding features of the floor plan —
breakfast nook, rear entry, closetspace,
toilet and good-looking bay projection
on living-room. Four large well-lighted
and airy bedrooms with two baths oc-
cupv second floor. Ten closets in all.

The STRATFORD

OUAINT and distinctive in
style, the Stratford pre-
sents a most picturesque ap-
pearance. It is suggestive of
the ever-popular English cot-
tage style. The simple hooded
entrance and large roof dorm-
er are outstanding features.
The garage is part of the house
itself.

The more study given the floor plan
of the Stratford the greater wi 1 be
\ our appreciation of it. Sun room,
front entry, and breakfast nook de-
serve special mention. Many compli-
ments have also been paid the second
floor plan.

The SHERMAN

BEAUTIFUL and simple in its
exterior, the Sherman reflects
solid comfort and good taste; wins
the admiration of a 1 who see it.

Notice how large the rooms are and how well
the bedrooms are supplied with windows. Note
large front bedroom, and handv linen closet
off hall.

The RICHMOND

HERE you have a truly beautiful Colonial bungalow home.
There is something just a little bit old-fashioned about
the Richmond, making it especially desirable. Floor plan in-
cludes four good-sized bedrooms with adequate closet space.
Note sun room, vestibule and breakfast nook arrangement.
Culture and character are depicted in the Richmond.

The ASHLAND

Practical artistic home for narrow lot

THE Ashland is an elegant and distinctive home, the ex-
terior creating an impression of solid comfort, which is car-
ried out in the interior arrangement. The spacious porch, broad
roof and handsome dormer all blend into a design which com-
pels attention.

The large, well-light-
ed living-room
stretches the full
width of the house;
a semi -open stair-
case at the left giving
an agreeable artistic
effect. Beyond a cased
opening is a won-
derful, pleasant
din ing room. Three
bedrooms are pro-
vided, the front one
he ing exceptionally
large.

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The MANSFIELD

THE Mansfield presents a very handsome appearance with
siding to belt course and shingles above. The Mansfield
has been especially designed by our architects for the narrow
lot. It is a very popular plan and is modestly priced.

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Every foot of
available space
has been well
utilized and it
would be diffi-
cult to improve
on the interior
arrangement.

The VALLEJO

THE massive structure, and low, wide eaves of the
Vallejo are distinctive among much costlier homes.
Many windows, a fireplace, and semi-open stairs give it a
particularly delightful living-room.

Mr. Charles Dozsee of Ohio ,
owner of the "J&llejo" says:
"I made a saving of at least
$500 by building a Lewis
Home. The materials and
everything connected with my
dealings with you were very
satisfactory"

The MONTI CELLO

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Characteristic of all
Colonial types of
homes, this one offers
unusual possibilities for
effective lawn sur-
roundings.

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THE "Monticello"
is a Modern Dutch
Colonial Home that
will appeal especially
to those who are seek-
ing maximum beauty
and convenience at a
minimum expense.

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The LA VET A

THE unusual porch and roof brackets make this
a remarkably attractive little home. The rooms are
well proportioned; the living-room especially, with its
many windows, is most inviting, and there is an abun-
dance of closet room.

The il La Veta" looks so
well from both front and
side that it is particularly
well suited to location on a
corner lot. It can easily
be erected on a lot with a
frontage of only J5 feet.

The ROCHESTER

THERE is something distinctly appealing in the appearance of
the Rochester which is perhaps due to the pleasant treatment
of the porch and dormer. The Rochester is especially adaptable
to a narrow lot.

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The many windows in
the Rochester assure an
abundance of light and
ntilation. The plan
as shown is very prac-
tical and convenient.
The rooms are all of
good size and permit the
placing of the furniture
to advantage.

The La VITELLO

The pergola is cosily set in be~
ween two wings, offering a place
of retirement for quietness and
rest.

THIS very handsome and distinctive
California type of bungalow is win-
ning a place of high regard in the minds
of eastern people. The La Vitello is not
only beautiful on the exterior but easily
lends itself to combinations of grace and
comfort on inside furnishing and decora-
tion because of its particularly fine adap-
tion to combination effects.

As one approaches the
La Vitello the very strik-
ing arrangement of the
veranda is appealing
and interesting in its con-
struction. The roof is
overhanging without
pillars or columns to ob-
struct the view. The
flooring is cement studded
by rough stone work.
The stone fireplace adds
a finishing touch, being
on the extreme end.
The living-room is large,
well lighted and opens
into a pleasant dining
room and a cozy den.
The large casement win-
dows overlooking veran-
da offer a pleasant, wide
sweeping front view from
dining room. The break-
fast room opens from
kitchen and dining room
and a hall connects the
two bedrooms with bath
and dining room.

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A peek from the living-room
into the dining room and
breakfast room beyond. There
is real atmosphere and home
comfort here.

"IV hat is home without a
breakfast room?" Modern
convenience has made this
little nook almost a necessity.

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The HOLLYWOOD

A delightful home that should appeal
especially to those desiring home com-
fort on an economical expenditure.

THE Hollywood is
a very pleasing de-
sign. The exterior is es-
pecially attractive.
The pretty piazza, drop-
over roof in front, brick
fireplace and gable at
side are features of at-
tractiveness. The
rooms are nicely ar-
ranged, and cozy, liv-
able size.

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plans, either oj which
makes a nice, comfort-
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The FERNDALE

THE sturdy Craftsman pillars of the
Ferndale's porch are the first points
of the design to catch your fancy, but the
handsome dormer and wide eaves and
general home-like appearance are close
seconds. You are sure to find the interior
just as interesting.

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THE unusual interest — the exterior of the Alameda,
is due to the low, massive structure and the porch
roof, so heavy that it gives the appearance of a wing.
And a wing is what it really is, with an outdoor living
room in it.

Aside view of the Alameda show-
ing how the huge, rugged chim-
ney adds to its picture squmtss

AN ideal floor plan is to be found
i\in the Alameda bungalow.
Note the wonderful living-rooin
with its many windows and sug-
gested fireplace arrangement.
The dining-room you will find
most attractive and its bay
window especially nice. Three
standard-sized bedrooms, one of
which mav be used as a den, are
shown. Note the two handy
closets CifT hall and cellar stair.
You will find well-proportioned
and airy rooms. Alameda owners
say that the illustration does not
do the house full justice.

Plan "A

The Alameda has been erected a great many times in all
parts of the country and with many combinations, and has
never failed to be charming to look upon.

Here is the Alameda with
two extra bedrooms and closet
space provided for on second
floor. A splendid layout where
more room is desired.

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The EL PASO

INTERIOR arrangement of the
El Paso is unusually compact
for a bungalow, and to manypeople
this is a distinct advantage. Though
the bedrooms and bath are so con-
venientlv accessible, thev are still
secluded with their own little hall.

The big, hospitable porch which
seems so thoroughly a part of the
house adds much to the charm of
the exterior.

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The WYNOLA

A CHARMING little home, designed
on remarkably good lines, Something
about the overhanging eaves, balancing
sets of triple windows, and harmonious
dormer appeals to everyone. The floor
plan gives great satisfaction, too, particu-
larly because of the pantry and rear porch.

Enthusiastic comments are heard zvherever
the IVynola is built. "/ am entirely satisfied.
I made a saving of at least $600.00 ," 'jvrites
C. E. Curtis , Long Is land y N. Y.

Alternate plan
showing Wyno-
la with three
bed rooms and
grade cellar
stairs.

The ASHERTON

A SPLENDID Californian bungalow,
well and distinctively designed.
The set-in porch, widening into a ter-
race at one end, adds a touch of the
unique at the same time that it pro-
vides a delightful outdoor living-room.

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Little things like scrolled rafter
ends, odd window casings and
the harmoniously placed dor-
mer all count in eliciting
comment from every passerby.

The h '-room of the Ash-
rton with a fireplace, case-
ment windows flanking the
fir' place and the wide win-
dow in the front, is a
thoroughly livable room,
witi or summer.

Notice the excellent arrange-
ment of the rooms, particularly
the secluded sleeping quarters
and the many fine closets. The
plan shown below offers an
additional bedroom.

an "A"

16' ~ O"

The uniform good quality of
the material in Lewis Homes is
evidenced by such statements
as the following from David
L. Sevenson, of New Jersey,
who recently completed his
Lewis Home:

"Am pleased to say that I
completed my Lewis Home
and that the materials and
service were excellent. I like
the Lewis Homes so well
that I am recommending
them to all my friends and
associates . ' '

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Plan "B

The GLENWOOD

THE Glenwood is built on bungalow
lines but the use of siding instead of
shingles, for the most part, gives it quite
a different air. The set-in porch is ex-
ceedingly inviting and many owners speak
of the convenience of the vestibule entrance
and general good arrangement.

The ELMDALE

THE big porch and many windows of the
Elmdale appeal to those who like sun-
shine and air and are an especial advantage
where the grounds are small. The irregu-
larities of the roof lines give a pleasant ex-
terior and the floor plan is very well liked by
Elmdale owners.

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The SAN FERNANDO

NONE of California's contri-
butions, and they are le-
gion, has received a more enthu-
siastic welcome all over th
Union than the

The San Fernando
looks its prettiest when
seen through a garden
gate like this one.

A better shape and splendid lighting are
gained for the San Fernando's dining room
by the bay window which adds so much to
the exterior appearance. A double swing
door connects with the kitchen, which has
stairs to the grade entrance and basement,
A short hall opens from the dining room
and connects two large bedrooms and a
bath. This gives the sleeping quarters as
much seclusion as if they were on another
floor and is an arrangement in high favor
among modern home builders.

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A great sunny living-room with no less
than eight windows stretches across the
whole front of the house. The possibilities
for comfort and hospitality in such a room
are endless.

The opening between living-room and
dining room is wide and strengthens the
impression of spaciousness. Well placed
furniture makes this vista decidedly
pleasant.

In both the large and small plans shingled
outer walls complete this bungalow's rustic
charm. Siding will be furnished, however,
if preferred. The design can even be finished
in stucco. We strive to give customers
plenty of leeway for individual taste in such
matters. The San Fernando is an adap-
table design and sure to give pleasure.

The ARDEN

OYE in a cottage" should really
possess all the pleasant features
that are claimed for it, if the cottage is
the Arden. And it is certain that
several things that sometimes mar the
blissful state will be removed, rent bills
and inconvenient or crowded rooms.

Brides and grooms are not the
only people who become great-
ly enamored over the Arden.
It is one of the prettiest and
roomiest of bungalows. Brick
pillars stand sentinel at each
end of a wide veranda; the
slope of the low roof is broken
by a dormer of the same long,
low lines; and brackets, un-
usual porch rail and piers, and
side walls curved at the base
all have a share in the Arden's
exterior charms.

Th trden is a home

that is delightful to

furnish because of its
cozy, well-arranged
rooms. And U is
just as much fun to
"plant 11 the yard.

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Living Qoom

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Bed Doom

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The living-room is large and light with a coat closet and
a suggested fireplace. The dining room with its triple
windows is connected with the kitchen by a swing door.
The hall gives access to two bedrooms, the bath and steps
to the grade entrance and basement. Both bedrooms are
of good size and have closets. Off the living-room is a
pleasant room with triple windows which may be used for
a bedroom, sewing room or den.

It does not take much time or money
to make the Arden so pretty that you
and your whole town will enjoy a thrill
of pride whenever you see it.

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The ESSEX

UNUSUALLY good looking and
compactly arranged, the Es-
sex is a very popular bungalow
design. The large porch and liv-
ing-room are especially desirable.

11 If I were to build a number
of houses they would all be
Lewis Homes as we did not
have any trouble at all.
Everything went together
nicely and absolutely no
waste. Will send photo of
our 'Essex 1 if you like." —
F. G. Ford, I 'a.

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The CRESTON

A charming five-room bungalow suitable for the average family

and inexpensive to build

THE Creston
is distinctive
among small homes
for its attractive
appearance and
convenient ar-
rangement. The
porch is unusual,
harmonizing per-
fectly with the
main roof lines.
The living-room
with its fireplace
between casement
windows is espe-
cially inviting.

Plan "A"

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The BIRCHWOOD

THE big set-in porch of the Birchwood with its un-
usual construction gives it a most pleasing exterior.
And the floor plan lends itself admirably to the needs
of the small family.

The living-room has a p!a>
indicated for fireplace at one

■id and is beautifully lighted
om thr sides. Bedrooms
bath an II located and a

cessible. A larger size has

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The PIEDMONT

SIMPLICITY characterizes the Pied-
mont and always recommends it to
people of good taste. A wide veranda, on
lines which harmonize with the rest of the
structure, is a pleasant exterior feature.
Rooms are all well lighted and proportioned.

"My 'Piedmont 1 is very satisfactory"
writes A. M. Marbaker ojWisconsin y "and

I am especially pleased with the finality oj
materials," ado's Mr. Demin J. Shearer

of I irginia.

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The SYLVAN

FOR those who like the conven-
ience of a square, or nearly
square, floor plan, and yet dislike
the monotony of appearance com-
mon to most such designs, the
Sylvan is a find. For it combines
a compact, centrally grouped in-
terior with as picturesque an outer
appearance as one could desire.

The WAUNETA

STAINED
shingles
and exposed
rafter ends
give a rustic
touch to the
cozy Waune-
ta. One large
combination
li vi ng-room
and dining
room is in ex-
cellent favor
nowadays and
lends a spa-
ciousness to a
small home
attainable in
no other way.

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The KENYON

A SIMPLE design, one that can be
rapidly and inexpensively built, and
yet everything that goes into the Kenyon
is of the very best quality, solid, substantial
and permanent.

"We could not secure as good material in
this locality. We have sold the 'Kenyan 1
and are going to build another Lewis
Home" — J. L. King, Pennsylvania.

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The LAUDERDALE

THE "Lauderdale" has always appealed to those who
want snugness and comfort at a low cost and at the same
time have a home attractive in appearance. You will be
surprised at what a low cost you can build this cosy home.

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Many larger homes do not
have all the good features
one finds in the 'Lauder-
dale." Could anything be
more convenient than the
handy breakfast nook ad-
joining the kitchen?

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The RANDOLPH

SELDOM will you see a more attractive cottage than the
"Randolph" at so low a cost. It is much more a problem
to combine good appearance and a convenient arrangement
in a small home than it is in the more costly designs.

P. H. Haves of Ohio
writes. Have just
moved into our new
home (i)i (I we like it
fine. It is a good
looking little house y
very warm and con-

nient."

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The BERKLEY

EVERYBODY falls in love with the Berkley for it stands
out anywhere as a charming bit of home architecture.
Trellised windows, hooded doorway, and quaint little windows
under the eaves are details of this prettiest of small homes.

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Two plans y .-/ and
B, arc s/wzvh, both
being particularly

Well adapted to this
delightful home.

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T h e ALAMO

A CHARMING cottage of the bungalow
type that appeals more particularly
to those who admire good taste and yet
cannot afford a larger and more costly home.
The combination of siding and shingles on
the side walls with the heavy brackets sup-
porting the eaves and the porch roof makes
the Alamo a very pleasing cottage.

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The MECCA

IN OUR Mecca bungalow, we offer one
of the most attractive, as well as properly
designed, small houses. The Mecca is of
strong, sturdy construction, and all of the
materials are of the excellent quality char-
acteristic of Lewis Homes. A larger size,
20 x 30', is also offered.

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T h e MILTON-

A TASTEFUL, simple and artistic design is what
we offer in our Milton. While it embodies many
of the features of the more costly homes, yet it is
very economical to build. The set-in porch with its
pt la roof design, the siding curving to the ground,
all add to its attractiveness.

The CHELSEA

OUITE different from the small cottage
one ordinarily sees. A striking feature
of the Chelsea is the well designed porch,
strong but graceful in its lines, and covered
by a gable roof that harmonizes with the
main roof above it. The floor plan is well
arranged with not one foot of waste space.

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BUILT-IN FIXTURES
for LEWIS HOMES

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Buffet No. 3

The Lewis Buffet No. 3 has always proved
popular with home builders. It is roomy
and well arranged, having large china cases
on either side and two full length drawers
and four smaller drawers in the center.
Furnished complete with mirror as shown.

Bookcase Arch

Size of bookcases, I'd' wide — HO' high.
Doors are glazed with leaded glass as
shown. Shelves are adjustable. All
necessary hardware. Shipped assembled.

The Interior Fixtures shown
on these pages are made of
the same excellent materials
and careful workmanship
that distinguishes Lewis
Homes. For prices see price
list.

Mantel Bookcases

Made for any size room. Top of bookcases continue
across the top of fireplace, making mantel shelf.
Double drawers at bottom of bookcases as shown*

Mantel Shelf

Built for any size chimney breast, and in any
wood to correspond with the balance of the
woodwork. Furnished with or without the
scrolled brackets as shown.

Pedestal Colonnade

Built for any ordinary size Opening. Pedes-
tals are paneled. Size 2' x V. Columns are
,' square at the bottom, tapering to the
top.

106

Lewis-Built French Doors

Each door size 2'6* x 6'8 ff —
1*8* in thickness, divided into
12 lights. Can be placed in
opening between the living and
dining rooms. Furnished com-
plete with all necessary' hard-
ware.

Breakfast Nook

Lewis built-in breakfast nooks have met
with much favor. They are complete, sub-
stantial, attractive and economical. The
illustration above shows breakfast nook No.
1. The benches in breakfast nook No. 2
do not have the scrolled ends projecting
above the seat, or the paneled backs.
Shipped complete ready to assemble.

Combination Storm and Screen Door

Fitted with both sash and screen; readily con-
verted from the screen door for use during the
summer to the storm door for the winter months;
A very substantial door that will stand up well
under all conditions. Price quoted includes
sash and screen and necessary fittings.

Cabinet Closette

Built of Clear Yellow
Pine, 7' high, V wide
andm^deep. Has
shelf above and larpe
drawer beneath.
When set in wall it
projects in room
only one foot Ship-
ped complete as
shown.

Mirror Door

Mirror door with
heavy bevel plate
mirror,as shown, can
be substituted for
ordinary inside door
at a nominal addi-
tional cost. See
price list.

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Kitchen Table

A most handy kitchen table and cupboard
combined. Four deep drawers, large pan
cupboard and flour bin, also mixing board as
shown. Height 32*, length 48\ depth 26*.
Shipped complete ready to assemble.

Linen Case

A complete built-in linen
case with three large draw-
ers below and three en-
closed shelves above. Fur-
nished in two sizes. Ship-
ped complete ready to
assemble.

Built-in Ironing Board

An ironing board built in
the wall is always clean and
handv for use. The board
is firmly supported insuring
absolute rigidity. Fu r-
nished complete as shown.

Broom Case

A place for everything and
everything in its place.
Can be set in wall taking
up very little room. Ship-
ped complete ready to as-
semble-

Kitchen Cabinet

A very desirable cabinet
4'6" wide and 7'0' high. It
has a flour bin, three
drawers, besides plenty of
cupboard space. Shipped
complete ready to assem-
ble.

Medicine Cabinet

Wall opening required
for cabinet 20" wide 26'
high and 4J^ # deep.
Mirror in door size 14"
x 18'. Furnished with
three adjustable shelve?
and all necessary hard-
ware.

108

No. 2

No. 3

OUTSIDE DOORS

No. 1

A CHARACTERISTIC feature of' any well designed
home is the front door. The doors furnished with
Lewis Homes combine beauty and strength. The
doors regularly furnished are manufactured from solid
white pine. If veneered oak are ordered there will be
a small extra cost.

No. 4

No. 6

No. 7

INSIDE DOORS

No. 5

THE five-panel door which is regularly furnished
with Lewis Homes combines beauty and stability
and is without question the most popular interior door
manufactured today. In all Lewis doors the wood
used is always selected for its attractive grain. The
two-panel door can be used at a small additional cost.

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109

ADDITIONS for LEWIS HOMES

REQUESTS for additions to Lewis Homes have resulted in our designing several that can
be used advantageously on practically any home shown in our catalog. Whenever an
addition is ordered with a Lewis Home, the exterior is made to conform with the exterior of
the home. The different designs shown here give you a variety from which you can select
one that meets your requirements.

Addition
No. 101

Combined
back porch

and pantry or
breakfast
n ook. Si ze
over all,
14' x 6'. Porch
size, 6' x 6'.

Addition No. 104

An enclosed grade cellar
entrance, giving access
to kitchen and base-
ment. Size 77." x 7\

7-6

Addition No. 101

Addition No. 104

Addition No. 102

Addition
No. 102

Sleeping
porch, pan-
try and back
porch com-
bined- Made
in two sizes.
12' x V with
back porch
1'yJ' and pan-
try 4' x 6'6*.
Size 10' x 6'
with back
porch 5' x 6'
and pantry
4' x 5'6\

Addition
No. 103

A moderate
priced sleep-
ing porch and
rear porch
c o m b i n e d .
Size of each
porch over all,
10'x 6'. Prices
quoted with
and without
sash and
screens for
sleeping
porch.

Addition No. 105

Addition No. 106

Addition No. 105

A convenient grade cel-
lar entrance that can
be readily attached to
any house. Size

13'x3'6'.

Addition No. 106

This is an unusually
good looking back porch.
Serviceable and well
constructed. Prices
quoted do not include
rear door, but steps are
furnished as shown.
Furnished in several dif-
ferent sizes.

Addition No. 107

A plain type of back
porch that can be at-
hed to the rear of any
house, having the
kitchen door open di-
rectly onto the porch.
Price includes rear steps
but rear door from
kitchen to porch is not
furnished unless ordered
extra.

Addition No. 103

Addition No. 107

110

Addition No. 108

A very convenient rear entrance which can be used on
most any home. Suitable place for the refrigerator.
Furnished with sash and Lewis Door No. 1. Outside walls
are furnished with either shingles or siding to conform with
house.

Addition No. 109

A two-story rear porch addition furnished
in two sizes. Desirable for use as a dust-
ing or airing porch and can be used on
any two-story house. Price includes one
extra door leading from second floor.

The LEWIS DISAPPEARING STAIRWAY

Takes up No Room— Easily Operated

^L feiSS t TJX U S£ iS C °T^ : { °u Cd UP in I he CeiHng ; There is nothin § but * n <^ P™el visible which
fl^r 7nL? W° matc |<? ther woodwork in the room. It is out of sight and out of the way, allowing full use of all
floor space. \\ hen needed, a slight pull on the chain mil bring the stair down, ready for instant use

Stairway Folded (upper view)

This view is gained in the room above. Not the
remotest possibility exists of stairway coming
down unassisted. It can easily be let half-way
down, if desired, for ventilation purposes.

Utilizing Waste Space

The Lewis disappearing stairway makes possible tin-
use of waste attic space under the roof and gives you
an extra room in your house without taking up floor
$pace in the room below.

Stairway Folded (lower view)

Nothing visible but this neat panel
Panel furnished in Yellow Pine or Oak

LEWIS GARAGES

IN LEWIS GARAGES, we offer designs that are not only sturdy in construction,
but are also attractive in appearance, and at prices that will bring the garage
of your choice well within your means. The illustrations will clearly show just
how the garage will look when completed.

The HUDSON

The PAIGE

SIZES

10'x 14'
10'x 18'

I2'xl4'

12'xi6'
12'x 18'

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SIZES

10'x 16'
12'xl6'
12'xl8'
14'xl8'
14'x20'

The CHALMERS

ZES

18'xl8'
20'xl8'
20'x20'
24x20'
26x20'

The CADILLAC

SIZES

10x14
12x16'
12'xl8'
14'xl8'

DOUBLE

20x18'

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The 1U ICk

SIZES

iO'x 16'

12'x 16'

12'xlK'

14'x20'

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S1ZI

12 x 1
12 x 18'

14 0'

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sizi

10'x 16'
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12'xlS'

14'xl8'

The OAKLAND

The CHI Ykol I I

SI/ 1

8'x 1
10'x 1
lo'x 18'
I2'i L(
12'xl
I2'x2

14'x 1

What Is Furnished

All lumber used in Lc garages is
accurately cut to fit and is marked to
conform with the complete working plans,
which are furnished with each garage.

The prices quoted include all lumber,
doors, windows, tracks, hang* nails,
paint for outside walls. Floors are not fur-
nished as concrete is generally preferred.

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LEWIS SUMMER COTTAGES

WHEN you consider the low cost of Lewis summer cottages, their good
appearance and construction, and the ease with which they are erected,
it is not surprising that there are so many of them to be found along the
shores of our lakes and rivers. Send for the Summer Cottage folder and
see the selections offered.

114

WHY A LEWIS HOME MEANS
INCREASING SATISFACTION WITH YEARS

YOUR home — probably the most important pur-
chase you will ever make and the one which will
mean most to you and your family — deserves all the
careful consideration you can give it.

Certainly its purchase is a business transaction calling
for close investigation and weighing of the architectural
principles and every detail of construction, nature and
quality of materials.

Foresighted economy dictates the prudence of provid-
ing in advance for experienced advice and supervision
from designing and planning of your home through to
its completion.

Near-sighted saving too frequently ends in homes of
short life, quick depreciation, high upkeep cost and low
resale value — the result of inexperience in building or
construction short-cuts, all too common these days.

Many have thought that for a small home they would
not need the experienced counsel in designing and plan-
ning and assurance of sound construction that must be
provided for a larger home. This belief has cost thou-
sands of home builders the lasting satisfaction which
results from a home correctly designed, practically
planned and soundly constructed, of materials best
suited for the purposes for which they are used.

No one can afford to take home building chances.
Homes, large or small, erected by the "rule of thumb" or
"hit or miss" plan, not only waste far too many hard-
earned dollars but too generally bring disappointment
and dissatisfaction that increases with years.

When you build the Lewis Way, you have full pro-
tection against all the uncertainties of building. You
have a certainty of satisfaction that is worth much but
costs you nothing — in fact, is had at a saving. You
enjoy for years to come the benefits of the best skill and
service in home building to be had, the protective satis-
faction and savings that such co-operation brings.

115

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

for LEWIS HOMES

General Construction

Lewis Homes are designed by expe-
rienced architects with every detail
carefully worked out in accordance
with the best construction practice
and engineering science. All framing
materials, joists, studding, rafters,
sidewall, floor and roof sheathing,
are furnished accurately cut-to-fit in
accordance with these approved detail
plans. Nothing is uncertain. The
carpenter erecting a Lewis Home has
no alternative but to abide bv this

right construction
and designing.

Framing

Upon the proper
framing of the
home, the use of
the right kinds of
lumber in the cor-
rect sizes, depends

the degree of satisfaction the home will
be to the owner in after years. Sagging
floors, bulging walls, cracked plaster are
all the result of improper framing con-
struction or unsuitable materials. In
Lewis Homes such important details of
construction are not left to chance.
The proper sizes are determined and
the materials then furnished accord-
ingly, each and every piece of lumber
being selected for its quality and
strength, and then cut accurately to
the exact size.

Firestop Construction

The old method of "balloon" framing
is fast being discontinued. Modern
science has shown that it is not prac-
tical to allow the sidewall studding
to extend from the foundation wall

The world is full of substitutes for
quality, but there has never been
invented any substitute j or satis-
faction. Yon have a certainty of
satisfaction when you build a

Lewis Home.

through to the rafters. This construc-
tion permits of a free circulation of air
through from the basement which al-
lows rapid spreading of fire. There is
no such circulation in a Lewis Home.
Each story is a separate unit just as
in the great fireproof skyscrapers.
The diagram on page 118 illustrates
clearly the advantage of Firestop Con-
struction as carried out in all Lewis
Homes.

Warmth

Every home builder should consider

the maintenance
cost as well as the
initial cost of the
proposed new
home. Any home
not easilv heated
causes continual
discomfort and
extra expense to
its owner. Every
Lewis Home is designed and con-
structed with this important economy
in view. Each one has a dead air "over-
coat. Dead air space, being practic-
al ]>• a non-conductor of heat or cold,
keeps each Lewis Home cool in sum-
mer and easily heated in the most
severe winter.

Outside Walls

A cross-section through the sidewall of
any Lewis Home will show — first,
lath and plaster, then studding, dead
air space, sound sheathing lumber,
waterproof building paper, and either
siding, shingles, stucco or brick veneer,
whichever is shown in the illustration.
Should you wish the outside walls fin-
ished differently than now shown, such

116

changes can easily be made and ma-
terials furnished accordingly.

Stucco or Brick Veneer

Practically any Lewis Home now
shown in siding or shingles can be
adapted to stucco or brick veneer.

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Stucco material and brick are never
furnished by us, as they can always be
procured to better advantage locally.
When adapting a design to stucco or
brick veneer, all necessary changes in
construction are made and materials
furnished accordingly, with the siding

or shingles as regularly furnished
omitted. Full credit is allowed for all
materials that are omitted.

Roof Shingles

5/2 Extra Clear Washington Red
Cedar shingles are furnished tor all
roofs. The roof boards are spaced
2" apart, which permits the air to get
at the shingles underneath, insuring a
more lasting roof. If slate-surfaced
shingles are preferred, they can be fur-
nished at a small extra cost, and in this
case the roof boards arc furnished to
lav solid.

Lath and Grounds

All Lewis Homes will be prepared to
receive lath and plaster. %" grounds
are furnished for a single course around
all door openings and a double course
for the base board. For the inside walls
and ceilings 32" and 48" air dried lath
are furnished. Having both the 32"
and 48" lath, the lather is enabled to
lath with a minimum of waste.

Interior Finish

The interior finish in all Lewis Homes
is manufactured from clear, steam
kiln-dried, short-leaf Yellow Pine es-
pecially selected for interior finish
because of its beauty and variety of
grain. If oak is desired instead of yel-
low pine, it will be supplied at the dif-
ference in cost. The inside casings are
of the two-member back band style.
The inside door jambs are dadoed and
fitted ready to nail in place. The base
is of an attractive three-member de-
sign. Picture moulding is furnished
for living and dining rooms, also hook
strips and shelving for closets. All the
finish is machined perfectly andsanded
ready for painter's finish. Every pre-
caution is taken in the wrapping, crat-
ing and loading of this material so that
it will reach the builder in as perfect
condition as when it leaves our fac-
tory.

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Main Stairs

The most modern and efficient plan-
ning and construction are incorporated
in all Lewis stairways. Newel posts,
rail, balusters, treads and mouldings
all conform with the balance of interior
trim. The intricate work of stair mak-
ing has been done, stringers all housed,
posts completely assembled, the treads,
risers, railing and spindles all cut, ready
to be fitted together.
In Lewis stairways,
with the heavy
treads wedged and
glued firmly into

the housed string-
ers, *there is no
possibility of the an-
noyance of squeaky
stairs. Rough stair
strings are always
furnished to facili-
tate erection.

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Basement Stairs

All basement stairs
are constructed the
same as the main
stairs down to the
grade landing. From the grade land-
ing down to the basement floor, the
stairs are of the open riser type.

Doors

The design of outside door furnished
is selected to conform with the general
architecture of the home. Several of
the styles available are shown on page
109. For the interior, five-cross-panel
doors are furnished. If the two-panel
door is preferred, there will be a slight
extra cost. The wood used in the con-
struction of Lewis interior doors is
selected for its attractive grain and
finishing qualities. Before shipment
each door is well machine-sanded to a

bAStMLNT

SOUND CONSTRUCTION EAULTY CONSTRUCTION

glass-like finish and is bored for the
lock. The door connecting the dining
room and kitchen is equipped with
double-acting floor hinge and push
plates.

Outside Door Frames

The jambs are 1}^" x 5^". Side jambs
are dadoed for head and sill. The sill
is \%" Oak. Outside casings are
" x 4J4" and the head casing is fur-
nished with a drip
cap. All members
cut-to-flt and ready
to nail up as per de-
tailed drawings.

Windows

All window frames
are shipped com-
plete, ready to assem-
ble, the pulley stiles
being bored ready to
receive the pulleys.
T he sash are all
made from clear
White Pine — the
finest sash produced
— and are glazed
with "A" quality
sheet glass, being well bedded, tacked
and puttied. Basement windows are
not furnished as it usually is desired
to have the basement wall completed
with the cellar window frames in place
before the Lewis Home arrives.

Casement Windows

The jambs in all casement windows
are l]/ 2 " thick and the 1%" sill is con-
structed with a specially designed strip
to make the window water-tight. This
feature is found only on Lewis case-
ment windows. All casement sash are
constructed with the meeting stiles
rabbeted and the bottom rail designed
to prevent leaking.

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Finish Flooring

All finish flooring in Lewis Homes is of
a selected strictly clear grade, evenly

matched and well suited for a polished
floor. Yellow Pine or Fir is regularly
furnished, but clear or select oak can
be supplied at the difference in cost.

Porch Ceiling

All porch ceilings are finished with
clear matched ceiling suitable for a
natural oil or varnish finish.

Outside Finish

All materials used in finishing the ex-
terior of Lewis Homes is selected for
its quality and its

are also furnished. Gutters and down
spouts are not furnished.

Finish Hardware

The finish hardware is all of an excep-
tionally fine quality, attractive in de-
sign. All door knobs are wrought
bronze, eliminating the objection
caused by rusting, which is common
with the cheaper grades. The escut-
cheons for all front doors are also
furnished of wrought bronze. For the
bathroom, nickel-finish hardware is
furnished. If glass door knobs with
rose escutcheons and individual key
plates are desired, there will be a small

additional cost.

adaptability for
use in the place
intended. Porch
columns and but-
tresses are all com-
pletely finished
and ready to set in

place. Out side steps, brackets and
flower boxes are all machined and
fitted ready to assemble. Having the
materials furnished in this way, costly
errors are avoided and the carpenter
labor reduced to the minimum. Shut-
ters complete with hardware are fur-
nished where shown in illustration.

Optional Material

Where more than one kind of material
is specified for the same purpose it is
understood that our option shall
govern.

Building Hardware

All small hardware necessities such as
base knobs, sash locks, lifts, weights,
cords, pulleys, building paper, ridge
roll, flashings, metal hip shingles, coat
hooks, putty, sandpaper, are included
with every Lewis home. The complete
sizes and quantities of nails required

ANY LEWIS HOME
CAN BE MADE TO CON-
FORM WITH YOUR LOCAL
BUILDING LAWS

Paints, Stains
and Varnishes

A well designed
and constructed
home is deserving
of the best paints
and varnish. Our contract with the
Sherwin-Williams Company enables us
to provide you with the finest paints,
varnish and shellac, at a cost perhaps
lessthan you would be required to pay
for inferior products. Sufficient paints
are supplied for three-coat work. For
the inside woodwork shellac is fur-
nished as well as stain and varnish.
Varnish is not furnished for inside
floors. Pure raw linseed oil, turpen-
tine, a specially prepared porch floor
paint to resist wear, and shingle stain
for shingled outer walls are also fur-
nished. The quality of Sherwin-Wil-
liams paints and varnishes is so well
known as to need no comment here.

White Enamel

When White enamel woodwork is
wanted, we recommend the use of
Basswood for the inside finish instead

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of Yellow Pine. The bass wood is gen-
erally used for the finer class of enamel
work as its grain does not raise, thus
avoiding uneven surfaces, it is easily
covered, and will not discolor the en-
amel. The combination of white
enamel woodwork with birch doors,
stained mahogany or walnut, is be-
coming very popular. The additional
cost for these changes in any or all
rooms will be quoted on request.

Attic

Flooring for the attic is furnished only

when stairs to

the attic are

shown in the

design. An

attic can be

provided in
almost any of

the bungalows
or two story
houses.

Complete
Plans

A complete

set of working drawings is furnished
with every order. These not only show
the different elevations and floor plans
of the house, as provided by ordinary
architects and builders, but also the
exact size and location of practically
each piece of material. The numbers
and letters on the different materials
correspond with the drawings and in-
structions so that the drawings make
their purpose and position absolutely
clear. They are almost mistake-proof.

Reversed Plans

The plans for any design in this book
can be reversed and material furnished
accordingly at no additional cost.

Instructions

In addition to the complete working
plans, we furnish without charge a de-
tailed set of instructions, explaining
clearly the construction of that partic-
ular Lewis home from the time the
material is being unloaded from the
car until the construction work is all
finished. Everything is made so clear
that the whole process of building will
be amazingly rapid.

Screens and Storm Sash

Window and outside door screens and

storm sash, as
well as screens
for porches,
are not includ-
ed in the regu-
lar specifica-
tions; how-
ever thev can

be furnished
w h e r e v e r
they may be
required and
at very reas-
onable prices, which will be quoted
on request.

Built-in Fixtures

Bookcases, colonnades, cabinets are
only furnished when called for in the
detailed specifications. In some cases
the French Doors, colonnades, etc.,
are shown only as suggestions, but we
will be glad to figure with you on any
special features that you may want
to have carried out.

Masonry
Brick, cement, plaster, sand, etc., are
not furnished, as these materials can
always be secured to better advantage
locally. We do, however, furnish with-

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out cost, the com-
plete plans for the
foundation, and
provide sketches
and plans for fire-
places.

Freight

All prices quoted in this book are
F. O. B. factory. That is, we load
the material on the cars at our mills
and the freight is paid by the cus-
tomer.

This is really a saving for you
on freight. You are paying at low
carload commodity rates on noth-

SEND FOR COMPLETE

INFORMATION ON THE

LEWIS HOME

YOU HAVE SELECTED

ing but your ma-
terial, straight
from the mill right
in the timber re-

gion to your own

city.
When you buy
through lumber dearlers, their prices
cover the freight charges and extra
loading, unloading and handling of your
lumber, and a profit on these items be-
sides. If you desire, we will gladly quote
a delivered price which will cover the
actual freight charges to your station,
on any home you select.

Jfe

THE above general specifications will give you some idea of the soundness
of Lewis construction throughout and the care that is given in planning
every detail of your Lewis Home. Now write us for the detailed specifications
of any home shown on preceding pages that you feel you would like to own.
These detailed specifications will convince you of the superiority of a Lewis
Home. The more you study the detailed specifications of any Lewis Home, the
more points you will find that assure enduring satisfaction. That is the main
thing you are buying in the purchase of any Lewis Home — Seven-Point Pro-
tection and Home Satisfaction that increases with vears.

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QUESTIONS

AND

ANSWERS

Your study of the preceding pages has, no doubt, convinced you why you
should build a Lewis Home— but, m m r having had much previous experience
in home building, there may be some questions still unanswered. Write and
tell us if your question has not been answi red here.

QUESTION: I want to build a home, but I
am not sure that I want a Lewis Home. Tell
me just why I should build a Lewis Home.

ANSWER: First of all, a Lewis Home gives
you assurance that your home when com-
pleted, will be all that you expected and hoped
for — thoroughly livable and comfortable. You
will have the service and advice of experts in
every branch of home building to help you
plan what you want. You know in advance
exactly what your home will look like when
completed. You know exactly what it will
cost. You know its plan is practical, its ma-
terials — lumber, finish, hardware, paints, etc. —
are of the highest grade, its construction
sound, permanent and enduring. A Lewis
Home provides safe insurance against the
costly errors, disappointments and years of
dissatisfaction resulting from overlooked de-
tails.

QUES TION; B u 1 1 h ave t al ked to a b u i 1 de r
who says that he cannot see where there is any
great advantage in having any of the materials
cut-to-fit at the factory. He claims that it
would take as long to find the different pieces
as it would to cut the lumber himself.

ANSWER: Invariably such a builder has
never had actual experience in building a
Lewis Home. Builders are the quickest to
recognize the time, labor and waste saving
advantages in building a Lewis Home and we
number hundreds of building contractors in
all parts of the country among our most val-
uable customers and friends. Your builder
will actually find less sorting necessary than

he will be obliged to do in building from regu-
lar yard stocks, provided he conscientiously
sorts such yard stocks so they will cut to ad-
vantage without a large percentage of waste.

QUESTION: My builder tells me that he
has seen ready-cut houses which are flimsy
and the materials not of a good quality.

ANSWER: Lewis Homes should not be con-
fused with the so-called ready-cut or portable
houses. In building a Lewis Home, you are
fully protectee! against all the evils of bad con-
struction. Every Lewis Home is of sound and
solid construction throughout, designed by
experienced architects in accordance with
right construction practice. You have no
such protection against inferior materials as
you have in building a Lewis Home. The
detailed specifications describe clearly the high
quality of materials furnished. And after the
shipment arrives you may take five days to
check its quality and quantity, if you wish.

QUESTIOX: Will the Lewis Home I select
meet with the requirements of our local build-
ing-code?

ANSWER : Each Lewis Home is so designed
and constructed as to pass the requirements of
the most rigid code. There are times when
minor changes are necessary, but these can
always be carried out. You will be supplied
with the complete plans and specifications,
enabling you to secure the building permit
before the shipment goes forward, giving you
definite assurance before the work is started
that everything is satisfactory.

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QUESTION: Will any contractor under-
stand how to go about building a Lewis Home ?

ANSWER: Any contractor who is capable of
building a home with only the ordinary plans,
marking and cutting the material on thejob by
hand, can surely build a Lewis Home when all
this difficult work has been done for him and
he is furnished with complete plans which
clearly show every minor detail of construc-
tion. In addition, he has detailed instructions
making it possible, in fact, for any contractor
who has had only slight experience in home
building, to do the work and secure the satis-
fying results which heretofore has been con-
fined only to the experienced builder.

QUESTION: If I should want changes made
in any plan I select, can they be carried out?

ANSWER: In case you desire to depart in
any respect from these carefully worked out
plans, we will counsel with you on the practi-
cability of any changes you may suggest.
There are many changes which at first thought
seem desirable, but if carried out as first sug-
gested, would inevitably lead to disappoint-
ment and bitter regrets after the home had
been completed and lived in a short time.
Our thirty years' experience in serving home
builders qualifies us to advise and counsel
with you on how to obtain what you want in
a way that will prove most satisfactory.

QUESTION: What must I pay to secure
such service and advice?

ANSW T ER: It is the policy of the Lewis or-
ganization to supply such counsel, free of
charge, because our business success is based,
not alone on selling good homes, but on the
satisfaction of Lewis home owners in the years
to come.

QUESTION: Is it true that thousands of
Lewis Homes have already been erected and
have proved satisfactory?

ANSWER: There is hardly a community
which cannot boast of one or more Lewis
Homes. Each one stands as testimony to the
savings and satisfaction afforded by this effi-
cient method. We should like to have you see
a Lewis Home and talk with the owner. You
will find Lewis Home owners will take pride in
showing their homes to you and in recom-
mending the Lewis Seven-Point Protection.

QUESTION: Many of my friends have told
me that a new house always costs more than
you expect it to. Is this also true of Lewis
Homes?

ANSWER: When you build a Lewis Home,
you know beforehand exactly what it is going
to cost — no growing of extra costs before it is

completed. You know beforehand that the
plan is practical, the construction sound and
that no costly changes are necessary after the
construction work is started in order that you
may have a good livable, desirable home. You
are selecting your home from an actual photo-
graph so that you know before you start that
no changes will be necessary in order that your
home when completed will have the appear-
ance you desire.

QUESTION: Is the lumber used in Lewis
Homes as good as the first class lumber I
would get from a reliable lumber yard?

ANSWER: The specifications covering Lewis
Homes today have been developed from thirty
years' practical experience in home building.
You are guaranteed that the kind and quality
of lumber used for each particular purpose is
the most practical and satisfactory from the
standpoint of both appearance and durability.
Your local dealer must invariably deliver the
material to you just as it is received by him.
There is much of this material which your
builder must discard which requires additional
material purchased and you are the one who
pays the bills. In Lewis Homes every piece of
material is selected for its quality and dura-
bility.

QUESTION: How do I know that you will
supply such materials should I order a Lewis
Home?

ANSWER: If there is any question in your
mind as to the quality or quantity of the ma-
terials which will be furnished, you may place
your order under our five-day examination
plan, which gives you five days' time after you
receive vour Lewis Home to unload the car,
inspect all the materials with your contractor
to see that in every respect they meet with the
specifications. The burden of proof is left
entirely up to us. You do not pay anything
until you are satisfied. Could anything be
fairer?

QUESTION: Suppose I decide to build a
Lewis Home. What should I do first?

ANSWER: Your order should be made out
on the regular order form with the information
asked for on this form clearly given. The
order should then be mailed according to our
regular terms of purchase. After the order
has been entered, we will then send the com-
plete working plans, building instructions,
etc., with plans for the foundation, so you can
arrange with a contractor to excavate your
cellar and build your foundation. We do not
furnish any of the materials for the founda-
tion, so your contractor can secure the neces-
sary cement, brick, etc., locally and have this
part of the work finished when the car arrives
with the house.

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QUESTION: Assuming that I have my
foundation contracted for, what is the next

step?

ANSWER: If the foundation work is
started by the time the order is mailed, the
Lewis Home should be delivered at your rail-
road station about the time the foundation
work is finished. Everything will be carefully
loaded in one car. You will have the com-
plete plans and building instructions so that
your contractor can proceed with his work
immediately. Included with the complete
plans is a plan showing how to arrange the
materials around the foundation so that every-
thing will be readily available when needed
You will find that delays or mistakes will be
practically eliminated and the house will go
up like magic before your eyes.

QUESTION: Is there any chance that I will
run short of material?

ANSWER: Extra material is always furnished
with every shipment for use should it be re-
quired. Each shipment is so carefully checked
that errors very seldom occur. Should there
be a shortage, however, a rush shipment is
made from our factory, or you are asked to
purchase the necessary material locally, the
cost of same to be paid by us. Our guarantee
fully protects you.

NOW, are there any more questions in your
mind about Lewis Homes? If there is any
question at all, do not hesitate to write us
frankly and we will answer it as frankly. The
more vou know about Lewis Homes, the more
vou will appreciate the greater value you get
for vour money in any Lewis Home, and the
reasons for the enduring satisfaction every
Lewis Home builder finds in his Lewis Home.

TERMS OF PURCHASE

A 2% cash discount from the list price of any house is allowed when the full
purchase price accompanies the order.

Orders will be accepted if accompanied by one-third of the list price of the house,
the balance to be paid upon delivery by sight draft attached to the bill of lading.
No cash discount is allowed under these terms.

Under our 5-day examination plan the full purchase price may be deposited with
any Bank or Trust Company. Have an official sign the reverse side of the order
blank. Upon receipt of this certificate of deposit, shipment will be made to your
order, and five days will be allowed from receipt of the material in which to care-
fully check the shipment, both as to quality and quantity. No cash discount is
allowed under these terms.

If you are planning on building through a Building & Loan Association, and can-
not meet the above terms on account of the association rules, write and give us
the full information. We will gladly try to arrange terms that will be satisfactory.

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"Another proud owner"

"I am proud to have a chance to send you a picture
of my Lewis Home. We are pleased in every way
and if \vc were to build a^ain, we should by all
means buitd another Lewis Home.

Chas. Whitcomb, Me.

Mr R l: I' rpont of Connecticut wrirr.% thai he made a saving
of from $ Otot I b) building i Lewi II

Saved $900"

Robert

of Missouri ad-
os he saved
er ""00

in building the

"El Paso/ 1

"Credit to the Lewis Organization"

"My Malvern is now completed and I can
freely say that it is a credit to the Lewis Organ-

ization.

Byron Gilsox, N. J.

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Expressions from Lewis Home Owners

Ridley Park, Pa.

"We are now living in our Asherton Lewis
Home and know that we could not be satis-
fied with any other house. People here tell us
that we have the prettiest and most attrac-
tive bungalow in Ridley Park." — Valdemar
Olsen.

Philadelphia, Pa.

"I warmly appreciate the prompt and cour-
teous service which I received from you. I
will be very proud to show anyone wishing to
buy a Lewis Home, through the house." —
Oliver T. Brecken-ridge.

York, Pa.

"My 'Piping Rock' is now a delightful
reality. I believe I can say without exaggera-
tion it is the most admirable home in this city
of 55,000 population. The material is satis-
factory in every way, its quality was the sub-
ject of much highly favorable comment. You
may be sure I am well satisfied and much
pleased." — Edwin Gentzler.

Yonkers, N. Y.

"Our New Sheridan very satisfactory. We
saved about #400.' — Furman L. Austin.

Saratoga Springs, N. Y.
"In building the Avalon, I figure I made a
saving of 3500 to 31000. I can gladly
recommend Lewis Homes to others, as I found
your organization honest in every way and
accommodating." — B. H. Green.

Stamford, Conn.
"The materials furnished for the Harrison
were very satisfactory. Being a builder, I
erected the Harrison myself and made a sav-
ing of at least 3500." — August Horch.

Ballston, Va.

"My Hollywood Lewis Home was built in
Willetts Heights, Va. The saving in every way
was considerable and I know that I am an
owner of a better home."— John H. Austin.

Gettysburg, Pa.
"The materials you furnished with my
Cambridge were beyond my expectation and
much better grade than I could get here for
double the price ; The saving I made was at
least 3500. You may refer prospective
home builders to me at any time." — J. Earl
Plank.

Rome, N. Y.

"Well pleased with everything. Saved
3400."— C. W. Herrman.

Springfield Gardens,
Long Island, N. Y.

"The Lancaster I erected is a fine home and
the materials were way above my expecta-
tions. I must have saved at least 31500." —
L. M. Johnson.

Kittanning, Pa.

"The Geneva located at corner of Grab and
Fifth Ave., Ford City, and I should be glad
to show it to anyone who is planning on build-
ing. I saved fully 31500 and am well satis-
fied with everything."— J. W. Glenn.

Hudson, Ohio.
"Wish you could see my La Vitello bunga-
low. It is all completed and I am thoroughly
satisfied with it." — James W. Kibler.

Washington, D. C.

"I am well satisfied with my Lewis Home
in every way, but I want to especially recom-
mend Guy S. Zepp, who has charge of your
Washington office, for his courtesy and con-
sideration." — Paul E. Switzer.

Hazelton, Pa.

"I am convinced that this is the most satis-
factory way to build a modern home with pro-
gressive ideas." — Geo. O. Romig.

Webster Groves, Mo.
"In building the Marlboro, I saved at least
20%, and found your method of building pro-
duces a saving because it is economical in erec-
tion, both time and money being conserved.
The high quality of lumber, millwork and
hardware shipped by your Company satisfied
me completely. If I ever build another house,
it will be a Lewis Home."— Frederick M.
Henry.

Millerstown, Pa.
"Were I building again, I should choose a
Lewis Home. We are particularly pleased
with the fine interior finish — for its beautiful
grainings, fantastic as a Japanese etching.
We have many visitors coming to look ami
admire." — G. K. Mi hlenberc.

Findlay, Ohio,

"As the framing lumber was all cut, my
Irvington is exactly what I expected and be-
sides I could assist in the work which I con-
sider a saving."— T. Austin Dietsch.

Newton, Conn.
"Best house and most attractive of any
around here. Best renter. Raised great
amount of favorable comment." — Mrs. John
J. Northrop.

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NATIONALLY-KNOWN corporations in all sec-
tions of the country have purchased and erected
Lewis Homes for their employees in large num-
bers. Below are listed some of our r« it o $,
a number Of whom have purchased over one hurulrc
Lewis Monies. Such concerns would not continue to
use the Lewis System in their extensive operations

without being thoroughly satisfied that our service
offers decided advantages over the old method of

house construction

Allegheny Ore & Iron Company
American Plate Class 0>
American Radiacor Co.
Acme Realty & Investment Co.
American Home & Inv Co.
Bessemer Coal & Coke <

Bevla Rock Salt Co.
Becker Steel Co. of America

Barnetl Foundry Co-

lt\ er> ( obstruction Co.
Canada Realty Co.
Chas. I). Purkee & Co.. Inc.
Crestwood Realty & Const. Corp.
Clarion Coal Mining Co.

Cleveland Stone Co.
Cambria Steel Co.
( "arhon Limestone Co.
< oiiMimcrs Power Co.
Consumers Mining Co.

I olonial IloustN ( o.
( olumbia Sugar < -<».
« olumbia Land I <»
Dennlson Building Co.
Dept. Of Interior. I . S. <

Denby Motor Truck < «•.

Detroit Housing < <»rp.

Drews-Fuller < lompanj .

Inc.
District Realty ft Inv.

I \th.
Economy Baler Co.
•■Iphraim Creek Coal &

Coke <
Ed£ewater Heights

Realty Co.
Fell Paper Company
Foundation Company of

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* tarner < ionstructlon Co.
« item i i i> Forming Co.

ilium < ..list <

Greater I lyrla Bldg. Co.
< iorman A i see i nc
odyear rire iV Rubber

General Refrat torlesGo.
I Hetchler-Raab < Company
Homestead Park Land

Co.
Hardware « -i«y Loan

Corp.
C. T. Houghton & <:o.
I irrowe Milling ( o
Livingston Develnpm

Corp.

Lock Haven Fire Brick
I o,

LaBelle Iron \\ orks

Mandler Brodl A < o
Medina Gas N: Fuel Co.

Mi. hlggn State Prison

m B, s. hem k Co,
Manhassef I Mfg. Co.
Mai bi-th I vani Glasc < >>
Marsh Clover Realty < «•
Massilton Belmont Goal

< I

Montour 8c Lafcs I rie
l onl Co

Medina Homes Company
MonOWgl < niiMnu lion

Co-
New Jersey Zinc Co.
Norfolk Sc Southern Ry,

I o.

I U eanslde Building <
Ohio Quarries (Company
Phoenix Cheese

Company
Phoenix Refining

< Company
Purseglove Matter

Mining Co.
Realt] < o- opera I Ive Co,

Schwarzenbach-Huber

l o.
Standard Securities c
standard Oil Co
state «.f Man Innd
Tennessee Copper Co.
Tenm \ alley Iron 8c

Ry. (

i nited Statea

( !oi era men •
I nion Collieries < !o.
Wellington Reads < o.
Westpori Dei < o
Wright U Ire < <»
v\est bury Manor I
Wellsboro Realty Co.
Woodruff Coal Company
Wyoming Sand A: stone

I o.
Wold Summit Coal Co.
Welfare Realty I o
w est \flrginia State

Board of Control
Yantacaw Realty 8c

Investment Co.

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AFTER giving careful consideration to
f\ the Lewis designs, plans, specifications
and construction details, as covered in this book,
we believe you will readily see why a Lewis Home
is a Better Home than can be had for any
comparable price.

The more you investigate the various aspects
of home building, the more you will appreciate
all that "Lewis 7-Point Protection" means to
every home builder.

The more you think it over and talk it over
with those familiar with building, the more
reasons you will see for buying a Lewis Home
with assurance of full satisfaction throughout
the years to come.

Should there be any further information about
home building and Lewis Homes that we can
give you, just write us for it.

If we can be of any help to you in selecting
between designs or plans of Lewis Homes, or in
arranging for the purchase or erection of your
Lewis Home, write us and we will gladly be
of all help to you we can. Do not hesitate
any time to write us fully and frankly — either
before or after you are a Lewis Home owner.
We like to keep track of our friends.

"There is no substitute for satisfaction. 99
LEWIS MANUFACTURING COMPANY

Bay City, Michigan

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